charliebach Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) Hello, Since upgrading to the latest version the cleaning time has slowed to an incredible snails pace, takes hours? never had this problem before , always been superfast? whats gone wrong with this version ? anyone else having same problems, any advice would be much appreciated, Thanks. Edited April 17, 2013 by Nergal font attribute removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted April 17, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 17, 2013 Some more info from you would help: * What is your Windows OS version, ie; (Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8)? * Do you have a Secure Deletion mode enabled? It's in the CCleaner settings in: Options->Settings Also if you haven't restarted your computer lately, give that a try: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliebach Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Hello Andavari, Thanks for your response, in answer: I have Windows 7 and yes i have always used Guttman 35 pass mode which has never slowed up CCleaner before. have been using latest version for a week or so and have restarted lots of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Keatah Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Take it from a data recovery pro and HDD expert extraordinaire (ahem! cough cough) - you don't need 35 passes! You're just applying excess wear and tear. 1-3 passes are more than sufficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted April 17, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 17, 2013 The Guttman 35 passes while in CCleaner as an option is outdated and doesn't need to be used anymore with modern hard disks, and it may reduce the lifespan of a hard disk. Your significant slowdown is in likelihood that Piriform has and I don't know when to be exact fixed something as it pertains to the secure deletion, therefore the slower cleaning time you've noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodles Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Btw are you cleaning SSD or HDD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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